The Wedding Poem


From the day she was born, I always knew
That time would come.  What would I do?
She would first crawl and then take a step
She lost her first tooth, in a box is where it was kept
Then she went to school for the first day
Then came graduation on that day in May
She had her first date with her best friend
Who she said would be hers until the end
That brings us here, where we all gather
There's no other place that we'd rather
All of her close friends and her family
Like the base of a friendship, the roots of a tree
I will walk her down the aisle, hand in hand
I will give her away, and together they'll stand
We have not lost a daughter, but gained a son
The two of you will now become one
You will always be with us and in our hearts
Love will keep you together and never apart


Joe Henn